Paul Nicholson
Kings Hammer FC
License: USSF National A-Youth
“We are looking forward to having a great inaugural season for Kings Hammer FC in an ultra-competitive Great Lakes Division. The level of the Division and League coming to Cincinnati is exciting for the club and its youth players”
Andrew Wagstaff
Flint City Bucks
License: UEFA A and USSF A licenses
“My staff and I are thoroughly excited to get back to work with the Flint City Bucks and the fantastic fans. We are very honored to represent this organization, which is expertly led by Costa, Dan and Gary. Therefore, our number one objective is to repay their trust by doing everything we can to repeat as National Champions. Gary Parsons, our GM, and I have worked diligently for months recruiting a strong squad of players to bring to Flint. We aim to give the fans a team to be proud of yet again by not only giving everything on the field, but by helping support and give back as much as we can to the community of Flint.”
Sid van Druenen
Dayton Dutch Lions
License: UEFA B
“I am excited to get to work with a talented group of players and I am looking forward to seeing our fans in the stands for our home opener on May 15th.”
Stuart Collins
Grand Rapids FC
License: USSF C, UEFA C, USC Advanced National Diploma
“I am very excited to get going with the boys. We have assembled what we feel is an extremely competitive roster filled with quality and experience. We are really excited to showcase what Grand Rapids has to offer at this level of the game.”
License: USSF D License
“We are excited to finally get started! I know our players are looking forward to playing and representing for our city! I expect our fans to be ready and louder than ever!”
Vincent Vasilevski
Oakland County FC
License: National D License, Advanced National Diploma
“I expect our team to compete with the very best in the conference. Can't wait to show the best fans in Michigan what we can do!”
License: USSF A License
“We are very excited to get the 2021 USL League Two season underway. With the original inaugural season for the club postponed due to COVID, there is a lot of anticipation that has been building over the last year. FWFC has an incredible ownership group and operations staff and they have done a great job setting up a very professional environment. Now it is up to us on the field to do our job, and I think we have assembled a talented group of players that will represent the club very well in this inaugural season. We know that the Great Lakes Division is a very challenging division and we are looking forward to seeing exactly what it will take to compete at the top of USL League Two as that is our ultimate goal as a club.”
Thiago Pinto
South Bend Lions
License: USSF B License
“We are excited to create the best environment for young footballers to progress in the game and life, allowing them to be better human beings, leaders and people who care about serving others, not just themselves.”
Matt Johnson
Toledo Villa FC
License: USSF B License
“There are certainly a number of unknowns, moving into a higher level league after having missed all of last season due to the pandemic, with pretty much an entirely new roster of players and coaching staff from the last time Toledo Villa was on the field. That said, as a staff we feel good about the level and character of the players we're bringing in and we're really excited for the upcoming season.”